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Dennis Waterman obituary: British TV star from The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks

Thanks to George Carter, Terry McCann and Gerry Standing, Dennis Waterman, who has died at the age of 74, became such a familiar face on British television that audiences felt they knew him. Yet, away from these iconic roles in crime series The Sweeney (1974 to 1978), Minder (1979 to 1989) and New Tricks (2003 and 2015), Waterman’s career was full of surprises. 

His early years are particularly fascinating. The ninth child of a British Rail ticket collector who encouraged his sons to box, Waterman was born in Clapham on 24 February 1948. At the age of seven, he appeared in The Winter’s Tale at the Southwark Shakespeare Festival and was taken on by the Corona Academy. While at stage school, he made his feature debut as a diabetic son believing he’s on an adventure with his fugitive father in Night Train for Inverness. He was even more impressive as the boy who fibs about being turfed off a bus by the conductor in Snowball (both 1960). 

Following nine months with the Royal Shakespeare Company

Dennis Waterman

ACTOR

1948 - 2022

Dennis Waterman

Dennis Waterman (24 February 1948 – 8 May 2022) was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks, singing the theme tunes of the latter two. Waterman's acting career spanned 60 years, starting with his childhood roles in film and theatre, and adult roles in film, television and West End theatre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dennis Waterman has received more than 4,720,704 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Dennis Waterman is the 10,195th most popular actor, the 6,512th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 1,128th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Dennis Waterman ranks 10,195 out of 13,578. Bef

Dennis Waterman

English actor and singer (1948–2022)

For other people named Dennis Waterman, see Dennis Waterman (disambiguation).

Dennis Waterman

Waterman in 2012

Born(1948-02-24)24 February 1948

Clapham, London, England

Died8 May 2022(2022-05-08) (aged 74)

La Manga, Murcia, Spain

Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1960–2020
Spouses
  • Penny Dixon

    (m. 1967; div. 1976)​
  • Patricia Maynard

    (m. 1977; div. 1987)​
  • Rula Lenska

    (m. 1987; div. 1998)​
  • Pam Flint

    (m. 2011)​
Children2, including Hannah

Dennis Waterman (24 February 1948 – 8 May 2022) was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks, singing the theme tunes of the latter two.

Waterman's acting career spanned 60 years, starting with his childhoo

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